>Wonder what the yearly mileage differences are between here and the
>US. I do between 35 and 40 000km a year here in Finland. (half of it
>on ice...)

1 mile = 1.6 km
1 km = 0.62 miles

I drive 10 to 12,000 kms per year.  80% city driving.  I live in the inner
city, no commuting involved.
The trip computer in my car says my average speed is 35 km/h for city
driving.
So if I drive 10,000 km per year at 35 km/h that's 285 hours sitting in the
car, or
45 minutes per day.

I'm told the average vehicle in North America gets driven about 20,000 miles
(32,000 kms) per year.
Assuming city driving only, that works out to 2 1/2 hours per day.  Assuming
combined city/highway it's probably still 2 hours a day.

We are spending a lot of time in these things........

Gary Lee
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/vw.htm

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